Summary

In chapter eleven, Sassoon and Owen work on poetry together. Sassoon reads several of Owen's poems, and selects a few that are ready to publish. He gives Owen some tips and advice and tells him to work at the poems like drill. They also discuss their plans for the future. Sassoon has no idea what he wants to do after the war, but Owen plans to continue to write poetry and to have a pig farm. Sassoon jokes that perhaps he should go into partnership with Owen on the pig farm, as that would shut up Rivers.

Chapter twelve focuses on Prior and Sarah Lumb. Prior shows up after a week of absence, and Sarah is understandably angry. Prior explains everything, and they go for a walk on the beach. There is a storm, and they are forced into some buckthorn for shelter. They have sex...